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  • Emil and the Detectives (1935)
  • 71 min | Adventure, Family
Emil and the Detectives (1935)
71 min | Adventure, Family

Emil goes to Berlin to see his grandmother with a large amount of money and is offered sweets by a strange man that make him sleep. He wakes up at his stop with no money. It is up to him and a group of children to save the day.
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Director
Writers
Cyrus Brooks (adaptation) | Margaret Carter (dialogue) | Erich Kästner (novel "Emil und die Detektive") | Frank Launder (scenario)
Composer
Cinematographers
Mutz Greenbaum | George Stretton (as Comdr. G.O.D. Stretton)
Editor
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Updated Feb 5, 1935

Release date
Apr 14, 1938 (United States)

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Cast

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15 cast members
Name Known for
John Williams
Emil Blake Emil Blake   See fewer
George Hayes
The Man In The Bowler Hat - Sam Pinker The Man In The Bowler Hat - Sam Pinker   See fewer
Mary Glynne
Mrs. Blake Mrs. Blake   See fewer
Clare Greet
Grandma Grandma   See fewer
Robert Rietty
Professor (as Bobby Rietti) Professor (as Bobby Rietti)   See fewer
John Singer
Tuesday Tuesday   See fewer
Norman Atkyns
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Ricky Hyland
The Flying Stag (uncredited) The Flying Stag (uncredited)   See fewer
H.F. Maltby
Passenger on Train (uncredited) Passenger on Train (uncredited)   See fewer
Frederick Piper
Police Inspector (uncredited) Police Inspector (uncredited)   See fewer
D.J. Williams
Bank Clerk (uncredited) Bank Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
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